1. Valentina Terishkova was the first woman to do what?Go into space
  2. By what name was Lynda E. Pinkham better known? A song about her reached number 1 in the British charts in 1968.Lily The Pink
  3. In which country was Ernesto 'Che' Guervara born?Argentina
  4. Which actress was quoted as saying "I never hated a man long enough to give him back his diamonds"?Zsa-Zsa Gabor
  5. Which comedian was associated with the phrase "I wanna tell you a story"?Max Bygraves
  6. Which TV chef was made famous by his "River Cottage" series?Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall
  7. Who coined the phrase "The iron curtain" to describe the division between East & West Europe?Winston Churchill (*1)
  8. Friend to future king George IV, George 'Beau' Brummell made his name in what field?Fashion
  9. Which screenwriter and director famous for writing Four Weddings And A Funeral, Love Actually And Notting Hill also founded Comic Relief with Lenny Henry?Richard Curtis
  10. How did suffragette Emily Davison die in 1913?She got trampled on by King George V's horse, Anmer, at the Epsom Derby (*2)
  11. Which two people shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize?Nelson Mandella and F. W. De Klerk
  12. What charity was founded by William and Catherine Booth?The Salvation Army
  13. In 2014, actor Ricky Tomlinson was award the Freedom of which city?Liverpool
  14. What name links a former Arsenal and Cardiff City footballer, the 6th President Of The USA, a character played by Jack Klugman on tv and Michael Jackson's producer?Quincy (*3)
  15. In 2014 which tennis player became a father to twins for the second time?Roger Federer
  16. What part of the body does Tom Jones have insured?His chest hair
  17. What surname connects the writer & illustrator Quentin with the artists Peter and William?Blake
  18. Who is older : Gary Oldman or Gary Numan?Gary Numan (*4)
  19. What was The Queen Mother's Christian name?Elizabeth
  20. Which famous British couple got married on 9th April 2005?King Charles III and Camilla Parker-Bowles
  21. What did Queen Elizabeth II (supposedly) do for the first time at 11:35am on 24th October 2014 during a visit to The Science Museum in London?Send a tweet
  22. Born on the 17th January 2014, what first name did Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall give to their daughter?Mia
  23. Who was the 2012 Great British Bake Off Winner who has the same name as the singer who had a 1984 hit with "Missing You"?John Waite


*1 - In his "Sinews of Peace" speech, 1946
*2 - Widely believed that she committed suicide, she appeared to try to grab the horse rather than just throw herself in front of it.
*3 - Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, John Quincy Adams (1825-1829), Quincy ME & Quincy Jones
*4 - Gary Numan is older by just 13 days.